Updating boinc

You can download using a web browser or you can use the command line if you are not using a desktop. Type boinc_ and hit tab, it should finish the filename for you.

If not type more of the name and hit tab until it does. This worked for me on Ubuntu updating 7.0.27 to 7.0.65. You are not alone if you get to feeling that way when it does not do what you expect or gives an error that makes no sense to you.

I have not used Mint but from what I know about it it should work there as well. Enter as much info as you can here there are several experienced Linux people here, one of us will figure it out.

================================ To stop Update Managers from updating your boinc install on Ubuntu, Mint and other Debian based distros.

================================ Many thanks to Old Chap and D_A for suggestions and error checking. I used to compile kernels before Linux and Free BSD supplied generic kernels that supported SMP.

While enabling SMP I would strip out support for hardware and services I did not have or use. Anyone ever try this on a cruncher and compare before and after, same hardware generic kernel vs custom complied?

I wanted to update Boinc to the latested stable one at Berkely so I could use the app_file as the latest Boinc from the Ubuntu repositories was 7.0.27 and I needed 7.0.40 at least to use it.

While it is still fresh in my mind I thought I would document how I did it.

I know D_A has given the directions to do it like this but I could not find it in the forums, so I thought it might be useful with the renewed interest in Linux thanks to MMs adventures. Install Boinc from repositories, if not already installed. The reason to install from repositories first is it sets up Boinc to start at bootup, creates some symbolic links, installs config files and checks dependencies. We use the archive to update the binaries installed by the repository.Download latest Boinc from Berkely to your $HOME directory. It is best to download to your $HOME directory so you have Read, Write and Execute permission. cd and hitting enter, will put you in your home directory NOTE: you do not have to type the entire file name.Here is how to install 7.0.65 from repositories using ubuntu-backports. If you need to start from the very beginning just: You really should not need to remove the install.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you installed boinc from the archives downloaded from Berkely and have been running boinc from $HOME/BOINC and want to use the benefits of the install from the repositories and not loose your current work here is how to do it. Nothing we did should effect the current work units.Stop boinc: close boinc-manager and stop boinc-client. You can also use copy and paste to reduce typing errors.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If for some reason you want to run the projects work units from $HOME/BOINC but use the scripts that are installed by the repositories that start boinc on bootup there are instructions here.

If not type more of the name and hit tab until it does. This worked for me on Ubuntu updating 7.0.27 to 7.0.65. You are not alone if you get to feeling that way when it does not do what you expect or gives an error that makes no sense to you....